A visit to the Mount Olivet Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
41.8922, -95.2203
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nishnabotna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nishnabotna Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna Cemetery
- Astor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Astor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Cemetery
- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iowa Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Iowa Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Twp. Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Buck Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Slates Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
- Crawford County Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Danway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Danway Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vail Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Vail Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manilla
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Astor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Aspinwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Botna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Kirkman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Vail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Denison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Earling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Fiscus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Templeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halbur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Dow City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denison
- Dow City
- Irwin
- Manning
- Vail
- Vail lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Crawford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459323 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459323 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manilla
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8922094 Lon: -95.2202733
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Olivet Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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